WALLACE W HANSEN

Native Plants of the Northwest

Native Plant Nursery & Gardens

2158 Bower Ct S.E., Salem, Oregon 97317-9216

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Rhododendron albiflorum (WHITE-FLOWERED RHODIE)

Rhododendron macrophyllum (PACIFIC RHODODENDRON or RHODIE)
Rhododendron occidentale (WESTERN AZALEA)
 

Family: Ericaceae

Rhododendron albiflorum

(WHITE-FLOWERED RHODIE)

The appearance of this shrub is more like the rhododendrons we term azaleas. It has small deciduous leaves, reaches 3-6’and has an open branching habit. Cascade Azalea has a limited range within British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana at sub alpine to alpine elevations along moist forest slopes and stream banks. The creamy bell shaped Summer flowers are replaced by brown fruit capsules that pair up with brightly colored Fall foliage. Not being a poisonous member of the rhododendron family, Native Americans utilized parts of this plant medicinally as a tea or gargle for stomach and throat issues and a dressing for skin injuries. Grow Cascade Azalea in USDA zones 6-8.

Photo by Prof. Wilbur Bluhm

Large evergreen shrub. Large rose-purple/white flowers. Height 7 - 8 ft. or higher. Sun or partial shade. Will grow under conifers. Sun or shade. Compact, dense in open, leggy in shade. Washington State flower.

Photo by JoAnn Onstott

Fine deciduous multi-stemmed shrub to 10 ft. Showy fragrant white to pink flower clusters in June - July. Sun or shade. Likes moisture. Exceptional crop this year.

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